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The Ecological Crisis in Africa as a Challenge to Lasting Cultural and Sustainable Development; A Theological Approach

The Ecological Crisis in Africa as a Challenge to Lasting Cultural and Sustainable Development; A Theological Approach

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Series: Europäische Hochschulschriften / European University Studies / Publications Universitaires Européenn, Book 792

Religion General General Science

ISBN10: 3631528167
ISBN13: 9783631528167
Publisher: Peter Lang D
Published: Dec 23 2010
Pages: 456
Weight: 1.19
Height: 0.92 Width: 5.83 Depth: 8.27
Language: English
The alleged or the wrongly conceived teaching that 'it is God's will that human beings exploit nature for their proper ends' has largely contributed to the present global environmental predicament. Environmentally speaking, Africa as a continent is today experiencing one epidemic after another. Poverty (material and mental), population pollution, sinful structures, economic disaster, drastic climatic changes, unequal distribution of land, ethnic conflicts, squalor and the degradation of ecosystems are among the most pressing issues undermining lasting sustainable development in Africa. This work deals with the cultural and the biblical roots of these ecological crises; ex-rays the historical development of this impasse in Africa, and finally proffers recommendations

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